[Fwd: [seul-edu] Fw: Timetabling with Linux]

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

Carlos Fonseca wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Doug Loss wrote:
>
> > Has there been any progress on this?  I ask because I'm interested in
> > publicizing it if there has, and because a gentleman from Italy ("Max Fagotto"
> > <fagotto@cercalloggio.it>) has asked me about school timetabling software for
> > Linux.  Please let me know what the status of this software is.  Thanks!
>
> Dear Doug,
>
> Thanks for your message. We are still working on the software
> [http://www.ualg.pt:8500/] and are actively using it. Since I sent you my last
> message, the database has grown in complexity and the system is now used to manage
> information for five Faculties.
>
> Unfortunately, the development proposal we submitted did not get funded,
> and we have limited development time to dedicate to it, which means it is
> still inappropriate for general use. In particular, data entry interfaces
> are still missing.
>
> Since there is some interest, I'll investigate whether we would be able
> to publish at least some part of the system, to get things off the ground,
> and contact you once I can say more about this.
>
> In the mean time, I would appreciate it if you could let me know of any
> further enquiries, as this would help me convince people here that it
> would be worth the effort to open up the code to the world.
>
> Licensing will be some sort of free-license, GPL being the most likely,
> but I'll need to talk to the University management about that, too.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Carlos

Carlos also says,  "It would definitely be interesting to find out about anybody
willing to work on such an application so, yes, a request for assistance would be
most welcome."  If you're interested in helping on this, contact him at
cmfonsec@ualg.pt.



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